Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Pumped Up Kicks

The song Pumped Up Kicks is a song written by Foster the People. It has a cetchy tune and sounds very up beat. If you listen closely  you'll soon realize that its anything but positive. Mark Foster wrote the song Pumped Up Kicks. Foster was bullied in high school which had a lot to do with the song. The song was written do to with bullying in high school and hopefully is sending a message to the audience to prevent bullying. It was a very popular song over the summer. The pumped up kicks refure to the Reboks shoes that were called Pumps. Most people who wore these shoes were knows as hipsters because they were following an expensive trend that most people couldn't afford.More than likely Foster was probably bullied by these type of people who wore these shoes. The bassit in the band was also said to of had a cousin that was in the library at the time of the Columbine Shooting and that he had flown out to be with his cousin during all the madness. A situation like that probably hit home as it would anyone with a heart.

To me the song has a very deep message. I understand where Foster is coming from and think its obviouse that this is about a troubled person who has been hurt by people. I do not believe that this is a very postive message to send towards people about bullying. To me the song is more about revenge. That we should get even towards the people who have hurt us. The song goes "All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, out run my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run better run faster than my bullet." The kid in the song finds his dads gun and is now going after these kids who are wearing the pumped up kicks.The kid is clearly on his way to murder these children to get back at them. This isnt a very positive message, though if bullying was stopped people wouldnt have these feelings but at the same time you dont want people to think its ok to go out on a shooting spree. The song is like your in the killers mind and its very dark. By hearing the song for the first time i never imagined it was so dark. It's so up beat that you think its obviously a positive message. The more up beat it is though the more people are going to listen, hints its been named the song of the summer.I think the songs great though most people hate it. The message its sending out is pretty dark but over all its a great song.

Jessica E.
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2 comments:

  1. I never knew that Reebok shoes were the reason behind the "pumped up kicks" part, so that was kind of cool. After reading this the lyrics make more sense to me. I thought that it was about a school shooting, but I didn’t know about the personal connections. The fact that Mark Foster was bullied by people in "pumped up kicks" and the fact that the bassist had a connection to the Columbine was news to me. I completely agree with you this is a very upbeat song with a not so positive message. I think the song kind of shows you the darker sides of bullying instead of making you feel bad for somebody who's being bullied. I will also agree with you and say that it's a very good song, but I do think they could have done a better job at getting their point across.
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  2. I agree with the part about the song being very dark. I think that the writer of the song had written in such a way to send us a message about bullying and how that can affect one's state of mind and how they react. The song states that the boy goes home and takes his father's gun is written as if he is going to kill them is also correct and it is how a young boy who has been abused by his father would handle the situation. Although the song is very dark and sad it also has a very good way of atracting peope's attention. The song has a good beat and with a good beat you will more likely attract more people and have more people listening to the song and hearing the message behind the lyrics. I agree with your analysis but I never heard the part about one of the memebers going and seeing his cousin. I think because he experienced it that helped him be more expressive in the song. Aslo with the part about the Reebox those are very expensive shoes and most of the people who have them are very mean to those who do not have as nice as shoes as those who own them.
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